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UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute Launches Stem Cells Into Space

November 22, 2022

The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute leads its first space launch, sending stem cells into space aboard the International Space Station. The NASA-partnered study will take advantage of the microgravity environment of space to study accelerated aging in stem cells.

Philanthropists and Foodies Unite at Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala May 5

April 10, 2012

When Bobbi Warren was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer a year and a half ago, she was not surprised. Cancer was an all too familiar figure in her family—her father and sister had both died from cancer and her son is a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Celebrate 25 Years of The Preuss Promise April 27

April 23, 2024

The campus and local community is invited to support the success of young scholars at The Preuss School UC San Diego, a charter middle and high school on the university campus, at the annual Preuss Promise benefit celebration on April 27 at The Preuss School.

Roberto and Colleen Padovani Establish Scholarship for Electrical Engineers at UC San Diego

December 6, 2017

Roberto Padovani never forgot the role that financial assistance played early in his career, and now he and his wife Colleen are establishing a $1 million endowed scholarship focused on exceptional undergraduates with financial need in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the Jacobs School of Engineering.

UC San Diego Raises $148.3 Million in Private Support

November 20, 2014

…it to society to give back, to educate our next-generation leaders, to discover new knowledge, create new technologies and drive economic development,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “But increasingly, we must rely on private support to continue our impact on the community and the world.” Nearly $92…

Grad Students Build Science Bridge to the Incarcerated

November 5, 2020

…curriculum, but passionate in giving us the confidence to pursue high education for a better life. Positive thoughts manifest positive outcomes.” According to Ceballos, science has begun to offer them a new path to view the world and the future, beginning with a sense of empowerment connected with the science…

New Research Vessel Bob and Betty Beyster to Arrive at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

February 21, 2019

A new, fast coastal research vessel will join the fleet of ships managed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego thanks to a philanthropic initiative that raised more than $1.2 million in honor of the late Dr. J. Robert Beyster, founder of Science Application

A Gift with ‘Seed Value’

October 29, 2020

Climate change advocate Marshall Saunders was widely known as a man who paired a deep respect for others with determination to make a difference.

Gift to Support Research into Links between Hearing Loss, Isolation and Dementia

December 3, 2020

…to hearing health researchers, giving them the ability to share findings and spur innovation through collaboration. The OSP is supported by the Qualcomm Institute, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. With Harris and Cooper’s support, Garudadri and his team are extending OSP hardware tools including the…

Chancellor Khosla Launches Scholarship and Fellowship Challenge

May 13, 2021

…will multiply eligible gifts given to undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and health-related professional school scholarships through the close of the Campaign for UC San Diego on June 30, 2022. “Of all our shared goals as a campus community, there is none more important to me than helping students succeed; the…

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